Can you explain to me how this is on-topic? tim
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 12:33:49PM -0800, Michael C. Robinson wrote: > I'm not sure the fifties were as clean as people think. > > I don't have cable television, don't want it. > > DSL modem is bridged, can't solve the problem there. Besides, Opus > threw out the specs for the modem and how to program it a long time > ago. This is pre the modem is a wireless hot spot, so no I don't > want a new one. > > I think anyone who says self control is the only thing is missing > something about addiction. Addiction topples self control and personal > values. The best thing a soon to be addict can do is tell on themselves > and take steps to reduce temptation. As far as are there cross cultural > values of what is acceptable and what isn't, yes there are. These > values may not go far enough, but they are a place to start. I would > like to see the acceptance in society of promiscuity and porn turn > around. This acceptance fuels the sex trade which is very real. > > As far as gambling goes, online gambling is dangerous and perfect for > would be addicts who want to slip under the radar. > > One can say, people who look at porn or gamble online just want to > create a problem for themselves. This is a very cynical view where I > take a somewhat different one. I think we need to examine the supply > side more and not look at the consumer so much. Porn viewing and online > gambling are social events. These events involve potentially millions > of people. The potential negative effects can be widespread. Turning a > blind eye because someone may not share my values, where ultimately does > that lead to? I'm not a pluralist, I reject the notion that all schools > of thought and all value systems are equal. What kind of society do we > want to live in? Do we want the kind of society where promiscuity, > conspicuous gambling, alcohol abuse, and drug abuse in general run > rampant? This is where our media society is, I sure hope our real world > society isn't. But when does what happens in the virtual world matter > in the real world? > > As far as imposing values goes, society imposes many necessary values on > us in order to function. Why is child porn widely condemned? Why is > murder in most societies considered a grevious act? Why is there legal > verses illegal gambling? Why are payday loan places regulated? To not > elevate society preserving values above contradictory value systems is > problematic at best, disastrous worst case. Following society > preserving values starts in the home where Internet addictions can take > hold. I don't see using technology to fight addiction as babysitting. > I don't see self control as the end all be all. Self control is the > ultimate solution, but failing to address the direction of society and > the supply side of the problem is a terrible mistake we should not make. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
